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Also known as the Bern Convention, June 1982. Objectives: to conserve wild flora and fauna and
their natural habitats; to promote co-operation between states; to give particular emphasis to
endangered and vulnerable species, including endangered and vulnerable migratory species.
http://www.nature.coe.int/english/cadres/bern.htm
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Nature and biodiversity contact points in Belgium
Contact points for international nature- and biodiversity-related agreements and organisations.
http://www.naturalsciences.be/bch-cbd/belgium/contribution/contact_points.htm
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Australia's Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism
serves the information needs of those organisations involved in implementing the provisions of the
Convention and the National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity.
http://chm.environment.gov.au/
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
CITES is an international treaty drawn up in 1973 to protect wildlife against over-exploitation,
and to prevent international trade from threatening species with extinction. Web site includes text
of the convention, publications, research programs, databases of CITES-listed flora and fauna.
http://www.cites.org/
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World Commission on Protected Areas
WCPA's international mission is to promote the establishment and effective management of a
world-wide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral
contribution to the IUCN mission.
http://wcpa.iucn.org/
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Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
The GPA aims at preventing the degradation of the marine environment from land-based activities by
facilitating the duty of States to preserve and protect the marine environment.
http://www.gpa.unep.org/
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Netherlands Clearing-House Mechanism for Biodiversity
An overview of CBD initiatives taken within the Netherlands.
http://www.biodiversity-chm.nl/
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Feasibility Study for a Harmonised Information Management Infrastructure for Biodiversity-related Treaties
The study is available either in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/convent/treaties.htm
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Belgian Clearing-House Mechanism
The Belgian node of The Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) under the Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD). Languages: French, English, Dutch.
http://www.naturalsciences.be/bch-cbd/
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Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
An intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international
cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.
http://www.ramsar.org/
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
The Convention promotes new approaches to managing dryland ecosystems. Official documents, reports,
action programmes, regional and general information about desertification.
http://www.unccd.int/
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The Biodiversity Clearing House - Concept and Challenges
Prepared as an input to discussion on the form the Convention on Biological Diversity clearing
house for biodiversity information would take, and the manner in which it would operate. (FTP
site).
ftp://ftp.wcmc.org.uk/products/wcmc.publications/2.clearing.house/chm.html
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Global Biodiversity Forum - GBF
An independent and open mechanism to analyze and discuss priority ecological, economic,
institutional and social issues related to the options for action to conserve biodiversity, and use
biological resources sustainably and equitably. Designed to provide a forum to support and enhance
the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and other biodiversity-related
instruments at the national and international levels.
http://www.gbf.ch/
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Convention on Biological Diversity
The CBD is a global, comprehensive agreement addressing all aspects of biological diversity:
genetic resources, species, and ecosystems. Primary site for information, implementation, reports,
documents and links.
http://www.biodiv.org/
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Clearing-House Mechanism for Convention on Biological Diversity
Information resources, on-line forums, etc., related to the world-wide implementation of the
Convention.
http://www.biodiv.org/chm/
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Convention on Migratory Species - Convention sur Espèces Migratrices - Convenio sobre Especies Migratorias
The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also known as CMS or the
Bonn Convention) aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their
range. It is one of a small number of intergovernmental treaties concerned with the conservation of
wildlife and wildlife habitats on a global scale.
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cms/
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